Golden Globe winner Demi Moore (The Substance) has signed on to star opposite Academy Award winner Charlize Theron in Amazon MGM Studio’s upcoming culinary thriller movie. Per Variety, the project will be titled Tyrant, which will take place within New York City’s elite fine dining scene.
What do we know about Charlize Theron’s Tyrant movie?
Besides Theron, Tyrant will also be led by Ozark and The Fantastic Four: First Steps star Julia Garner. Further details about the new movie’s plot and characters are still under wraps, but it reportedly has the same tone as 1987’s Wall Street and 2014’s Whiplash. Production is scheduled to begin in a few weeks in Los Angeles, after the film received a California Film Tax Credit.
The movie will be directed by David Weil, who also wrote the screenplay based on Weil and Cody Behan’s story. In addition to starring, Theron is also serving as a producer alongside Beth Kono and A.J. Dix through their Secret Menu production banner. Alex Heineman and Andrew Rona of The Picture Company and Natalie Laine Williams are also set to produce the project.
Before Tyrant, Theron was already attached to star in several movie projects. These include: Netflix’s action thriller movie Apex, which will also be led by Taron Egerton and Eric Bana; the psychological thriller Jane from acclaimed filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón; and the heist movie Two for the Money from F9 director Justin Lin. In addition, she’s also part of Christopher Nolan’s star-studded cast for The Odyssey, which will debut in 2026.
(Source: Variety)
